Building construction



.Feb. 7, 1933. I v. w. NOONAN 1,896,325

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 9, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l is "I Feb. 7, 1933.

V. W. NOONAN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 9, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 1, 1933 7 UNITED .STATES- VINCENT w. NOONAN, OF LA SALLE, ILLINOIS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Application filed Kay 9, 1982. Serial No. 810,019.

The present invention relates to building c0nstruction and more particularly to veneer finish of tile, brick and the like for building surfaces, such as exterior and interior walls, ceilings, floors, wainscoatings and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a veneer finish for building surfaces wherein the finished surface is considerably less in thickness than such surfaces veneered with full bricks or tiles.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a veneering for finishing building surfaces of such nature as to require a thinner and less expensive foundation for such finish.

A further object of the inventionis to provide a veneer finish for building surfaceswherein the tiles or bricks are supported in individual courses by the improved supporting or holding bars of the present invention. A still further object of the invention is to provide novel bars or strips for containing courses of tiles or bricks against building surfaces in such manner that the entire weight of the tiles or bricks is carried on such bars or strips, thus eliminating any base or foundation structure when the present invention is utilized inveneering walls.

A yet further object of the invention is to provide barsor strips for supporting tiles or bricks in courses with interlocking engagement between such bars or strips and the tiles or bricks to retain such tiles or bricks against the foundation portion of the building surface.

Another and still further object of the invention is to provide veneer finish for building surfaces wherein the finishing elements are supported by and on the building surfaces. Generally speaking, the present invention contemplates the utilization of strips or bars applied to building surfaces, that is, the foundation portion of such surfaces, and the veneer bricks or tiles are provided 'with suitable notches for hooking engagement with such bars or strips.

When such invention is utilized for veneering walls, the entire weight of the bricks or tiles is carried by such strips or bars directl by the foundation structure of the buil ing surface.

When the present invention is utilized for applying a brick or tile surface to a ceiling, the attaching strips or bars suspend the tiles or bricks with interlocking engagement.

When the present invention is utilized for floor construction, the attaching strips or bars interlock with the tiles or bricks in a manner to retain such tiles or bricks against the foundation portion of the floor structure.

The present invention is a continuation, as to all common subject matter, of applicants copending application for patent entitled Brick veneermg for building walls, Serial No. 548,946, filed July 6, 1931.

The above, other and further objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description, accompanying drawings, and appended claims.

Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the views thereof are as follows:

Fi ure 1 is a fragmental sectional view of a uilding surface constructed in accordance with the present invention and taken substantially in the plane of line 1-1 of Fi ure 2.

igure 2 is a fragmental front view of a building surface veneered in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the improved bar or support for the tiles or bricks.

Figure 4 is a fragmental elevational view of the'bar or support of Fi re 3. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the tiles or bricks laid more closely together than as illustratedin Figure 2. I

Figure 6 is a fragmental view of a building surface veneered in accordance with the 90 principles of the present invention showing another form of attaching bar or support or stri for the tiles or bricks.

igure 7 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line VII-VII of ure 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line VIII-VIII of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is an isometric new of one of the tiles or bricks of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a cross sectional view through another form of attaching strip or support for the tiles or bricks.

Figure 11 is a fragmental plan view of the attaching strip of Figure 10.

The drawings will now be explained,

Referring to Figure 1, wall sheathing 1 and the base structure or section comprising insulatin materials such as paper wall board, as estos and the like 2 is secured to the sheathing 1 in any suitable manner. Furrin strips 3 are fastened against the base section 2 in any suitable manner.

The attaching strip or supporting bar illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 comprises a body 4 of metal having portions 5 thereof offset or deformed out of the plane of the body 4 throughout the length of the strip. These offset portions 5 are, in Figures 3 and 4, illustrated as being arcuate in plan. The offset portions 5 are provided with holes 6, through which nails may pass for attaching the strip to the building surface. The plane of the strip 4 is, when the strip is applied to a building surface, parallel to such surface.

Figure 1 illustrates the manner of attaching the bars or supports 4 to the building surface there illustrated. It will be observed that the strips are attached against the furring strip 3 with the offset ortions 5 against said strips with nails passing through the holes 6 in the offset portions 5 of such attaching bars. The bodies 4 of these supporting bars are thus parallel to the building surface and spaced therefrom by the depth of the offset portions 5.

The bricks or tiles employed with the attaching bars or supports of Figures 3 and 4 are designated at 8 and are made with notches 9 on opposing side surfaces of the tiles or bricks. The surfaces which are thus notched are preferably the top and bottom surfaces of the tiles or bricks. The notches 9 are formed, as illustrated in Figure 1, having the back portion 10 parallel to and inwardly spaced from the back wall 11 of the tile or brick. The front surfaces of the notches 9 are inclined as at 12 towards the rear surfaces 10 of the notches.

The veneer construction illustrated in FifilleS 1 and 2 is laid up by nailing the att 0 ing strips 4 to the furring strips 3 with the offset portions of such attaching strips against the furring strips. These strips 4 are attached in properly spaced relation to receive therebetween courses of tiles or bricks as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The tiles porting the bricks or tiles on these attaching strips, which, in turn, are fastened to the wall structure. The depths of the notches 9 are such as to enable hooking engagement of the notches of the bricks or tiles with these attaching strips and have the top and bottom notches, in the case of a wall structure, engaging behind the bodies of the attaching strips arranged in vertically spaced rows. This is accomplished by making the notches of proper depth with respect to the width of the body 4 of the attaching strips.

A wall is veneered, in accordance with the present invention, by applying the lowermost attachin strip 4 and then applying a course of bricks or tiles in hooking engagement with this strip. When the first course has been so applied to the attaching strip, another strip is then nailed to the wall in engagement with the notches in the tops of the bricks or tile of the first course, and then the second course is applied to this second strip. This method of application of a course of bricks or tiles and attaching strips is continued until the wall is finished. Care should be taken to break joints in the wall face in the usual manner. The intervening spaces are then filled with suitable cement mortar, preferably by a cement gun, so that the mortar or cement is forced in around the attaching strips and fills completely the notches and intervening spaces between the coufi'ses and tiers of bricks and tiles in the wa The mortar may be applied also by trowel,

in which event the mortar is forced into the intervening spaces to completely fill the same, filling the notches and the spaces between the rear surfaces of the bodies of the attaching strips and the furring strips or wall base structure.

The form of attaching bar or strip illustrated in Figures 10 and 11 consists of a bar having a body 13 with portions 14 offset from said body at one side thereof and with porof its length, a flat side which is substantially pose of this closer arrangement of the bricks parallel to the body 13, thus'increasin barmg engagement with the building sur ace.

The wall illustrated in Figure 7 comprises the sheathing 19 covered by insulating materials 20. Against the insulating material 20 the attaching bars, desi ated generally at A, are applied in relative y spaced position to receive therebetween the bricks or tiles for the veneer finish. These strips A are attached by nails 21 inserted through the holes 18 in the bridges 17 of the strips A. The ofiset portions 14 of the strips rest against the insulating material 20, thus maintaining the body portion 13 and the deflected portions 15 and 16 of such strips in spaced relation to the insulation portion 20.

The tiles or bricks suitable for use with the attaching bars or. strips A are formed with notches 22 in the surfaces herein designated for convenience as the top and bottom surfaces. These notches are substantially V- shaped in end view, with a straight wall or surface 23 parallel to the rear and front surfaces of the tile or brick and with the rear wall 24 inclined towards the rear face 25 of the tile or brick. The inclination of the inclined portion 24 of the notches 23 is made to correspond with the inclination of the deflected or bent portions 15 and 16 of the attaching strips A. The tiles or bricks are applied to the attaching bars A by hooking over the notches thereof with such attaching bars. When a veneer wall is constructed in accordance with this invention, the lower edges of the tiles, rearwardly of the attaching bars A, rest on the offset portions 14 of such bars, thus affording support for the tiles or bricks by the wall structure independently of any base structure underlying the courses of the veneer finish.

When a wall is laid up embodying the attaching strips A and the bricks or tiles B, it is done in the same manner as described with reference to the strips l.

After all the bricks or tiles B have been laid up in the wall, then the intervening readily to constructions of ceilings, where is desirable to apply tile or brick ceilings.

In the event that the present invention is utilized for ceiling structure, it is then desirable to place the bricks or tiles closer together, as illustrated in Figure 5. The puror tiles is to enable firmer interlocking en'- gagement between the bricks or tiles on the attaching strips A when the bricks or tiles are suspended from overhanging position by such attaching strips A.

The present invention lends itself very readily to the construction of floors, where the floor is to be constructed in the same manner, with the bricks or tiles arranged in relative relationship as desired. In floor construction, the attaching strips A, having interlocking engagement with the tiles or bricks, hold such bricks or tiles against the base floor structure, thus preventing upheaval or unevenness of the floor. r

The present invention, when employed for building walls, supports all of-the tiles or bricks entering into the veneer finish for-such walls on the attaching strips, which, in turn, are secured to the wall structure, thus relieving the mortar from carrying the' load and thus eliminating the requirement for a sufllilcient base structure to carry such veneer wa The present invention lends itself very readily to refinishing old buildings, as veneer may be applied over present wall structures by applying the attaching stripsand on these strips hanging the veneer tiles or bricks in the manner stated.

The gist of the present invention resides in the provision of metallic attaching strips having offset portions, which attaching strips are applied against the building surface with the offset portions against such surface, and providing bricks or tiles with notches for interlocking engagement with such attaching portions, whereby such attaching portions carry the weight of the tiles or bricks when arranged in wall structures and ceiling structures, thus enabling the use of tiles or bricks of considerably less thickness than those necessary when the whole veneer structure is supported from a base or foundation carrying the whole weight of the wall structure.

The attaching strips have herein been illustrated as applied by nails, but it is understood, of course, that screws or other attaching means may beemployed, if desired.

The oflset or deformed portions preferably are formed by partially shearing the strip lengthwise and then offsetting such parts of the strips between the shear cuts out of the plane of the strip.

The terms brick and tile are herein used generally and not by way of limitation, as any material may be used in finishing building surfaces in accordance with this invention.

The notches in the brick or tile provide keys for the mortar, so that the mortar keys the brick or tile to the supporting strips in immovable and permanent relation.

The invention has been described herein of material ha ring a plurality of integrally offset parts partlally sheared from and pressed out of the body of said strip, said off-' set parts having apertures therein, and means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, said veneer tiles resting on the edges of said offset parts.

2. In combination with veneer tiles, a strip of material having a plurality of integrally offset parts partially sheared from and pressed out of the body of said strip, said offset parts having apertures: therein, and means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, said veneer tiles resting 011 the edges of said offset parts and said strip.

3. In combination with veneer tiles, a strip of material having a plurality of integrally offset parts partially sheared from and pressed out of the body of said strip, said ofiset parts having aperturestherein, means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, said veneer tiles resting on the edges of said ofiset parts, and a mortar filling in-the spaces between said veneer tiles and the spaces in and around said strip.

4. In combination with veneer tiles, a strip 1 of material having a plurality of integrally offset parts partially sheared from and pressed out of the body of said strip, said offset parts having apertures therein, means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, said veneer tiles resting on the edges of said offset parts and said strip, and a mortar filling in the spaces between said veneer tiles and the spaces in and around said strip.

5. In combination with veneer tiles, a strip of material having a plurality of integrally offset parts partially sheared from and pressed out of the body of said strip, said offset parts having apertures therein, and means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, said veneer tiles being held in position by means of said strip.

6. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a narrow strip having portions thereof deformed out ofthe plane of the strip to support the strip face substantially parallel to and spaced from a building surface when said strip is thereto applied, and said strip having means for receiving attaching means to fasten it in position on a building surface.

7. A support for veneer bricks or tiles com prising a narrow strip having portions thereof offset with respect to the face of the strip, the strip being applied to a building surface by placing said offset parts against said surface with the strip face spaced from said surface, and means passingthrough said strip for securing it to said surface. 8. A veneer wall construction including in combination with a base section, a plurality of horizontally extending vertically spaced rows of sup orting bars secured to the base section, said ars having parts thereof deflected out of the planes of the surfaces thereof and disposed against the base section whereby to maintain the faces of said bars in spaced relation to said section, veneer bricks or tiles having notches in the top and bottom surfaces thereof for hooking engagement with said bars, and mortar filling in the spaces between adjacent bricks or tiles and the notches and in and about said bars.

9. A veneer wall construction includingin combination with a base section, a plurality of horizontally extending vertically spaced rows of supporting bars secured to the base section, said bars having parts thereof deflected out of the planes of the surfaces thereof and disposed against the base section whereby to maintain the faces of said bars in spaced relation to said section, veneer bricks or tiles having notches in the top and bottom surfaces thereof for booking engagement with said bars, and mortar filling in the spaces between adjacent bricks or tiles and the notches and in and about said bars, said bricks or tiles resting against the deflected parts of said bars for supporting the bricks or tiles on said bars.

10. A veneer wall construction including a wall section, tile supporting strips attached to said'wall section, said strips having portions thereof offset to maintain the strip faces in spaced relation to said wall section, veneer bricks or tiles having notches in the tops and bottoms thereof for hooking engagement with said strips, the lower portions of said bricks or tiles resting on the offset portions of said strips when in place.

11. A veneer Wall construction including a wall section, tile supporting strips attached to said wall section, said strips having portions thereof offset to maintain the strip faces in spaced relation to said wall section, and veneer bricks or tiles having notches in the tops and bottoms thereof for hooking engagement with said strips, the lower portions of said bricks or tiles resting on the offset portions of said strips when in place, said strips being disposed to maintain said tiles or bricks spaced from the wall section to provide air spaces in the wall structure.

12. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a narrow metallic strip, said strip consisting of a body portion and offset attaching portions struck out of the body portion on one side thereof, a part of the body portion being deflected out of the plane of the body portion in a direction away from said offset portions so as to be spaced from a building surface when saidstrip is thereto applied, and said strip havi'n means for receiving means for attachlng 1t to a bu1ld1ng surface, the spaced portion of said surface adapted to receive and support veneer tlles in hooking relation.

13. A support for veneering\tiles or bricks comprising a narrow metallic strlp, sa1d str1p consisting of a body portion and offset attaching portions struck out of the normal plane of the body portion and on the same side thereof, the body portions above and below the offset portions bein deflected out of the normal plane' of the b0 y portion and in a direction away from said ofiset portlons so that the edges of said deflected body portions will be spaced from a building surface when said strip is thereto applied, and sa1d strip having means for receiving fastening means for securing it to a building surface.

14. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a strip having attachmg parts partially sheared from the body of the strip, said attaching parts having apertures therein for receiving means for fastening sa1d strip to a wall, a portion of the st r1p body and said attaching parts being relatively offset whereby said portion of the strip body 1s spaced from a wall when said attaching parts are fastened against said wall, and veneer brick having notches for hooking engagement with said spaced body portion.

15. In combination with veneer tiles, a strip having a plurality of integral attaching portions partially sheared from the body of the strip, said attaching portions having apertures therein, means in said apertures for fastening said strip to a wall, a portion of the strip body and said attaching portions being relatively bent so that when the strlp 1s applied to a wall with the attachmg portions against it said body portion will lie away from the wall, said veneer tiles being held in position by means of said strip.

16. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a narrow strip having a plurality of attaching portions partially sheared from the strip, a portion of the strip body and sa1d plurality of attaching portions being relatively deformed so that an edge of the strip is substantially parallel to and spaced from a building surface when said strip is thereto applied, and said strip having means for receiving attaching means to fasten it in position on a building surface.

17. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a strip having a plurality of par tially sheared parts constitutin attaching lugs, a part of said strip and sai lugs being relatively offset whereby when said strip is attached to a building surface by said lugs an end of said strip will be spaced from the building surface, and said lugs having means for receiving attaching means for fastening said strip position on a building surface.

18. A veneer wall construction includin in combination with a base section, a plum ity of horizontally extending vertically spaced -rows of supporting bars secured to the base section, said bars having parts thereof deflected out of the normal plane thereof and disposed against the base section whereby to maintain the faces of said bars in spaced relation to said section, veneer bricks or tiles having notches for hooking engagement with said bars, and motor filling in the spaces between ad acent bricks or tiles and the notches and in and about said bars, said bricks or tiles resting against the deflected parts of said bars for supporting the bricks or tiles on said bars.

19. A veneer wall construction including a wall section, tile supporting strips attached to wall section, said strips having ortions thereof offset to maintain certain of t e strip faces in spaced relation to said wall section, veneer bricks or tiles having notches therein for hooking engagement with said strips, oertain portions of said bricks or tiles restingon the oifset portions of said strips when in p ace.

20. A veneer wall construction including a wall section, tile supporting strips attached to said wall section, said strips having por tions thereof bent to maintain the strip faces in spaced relation to said wall section, and veneer bricks or tiles having notches therein for hooking engagement with said strips, certain portions of said bricks or tiles resting on the offset portions of said strips when in place, said strips being disposed to maintain said tiles or bricks spaced from the wall section to provide air spaces in the wall structure.

21. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a narow strip having a plurality of partially sheared portions constituting lugs, the lugs and a portion of the strip body being relatively offset, the strip being applied to a building surface by placing said lugs against said surface with a portion of the strip body spaced from said surface, and means passing through said strip for securing it to said surface.

22. A support for veneer tiles or bricks comprising a narrow metal strip having a plurality of attaching portions partially sheared from the strip, said strip being so shaped as to provide an angular relationship between a portion of the strip and said at taching portions, and said strip being rovided with means for receiving attac g means to fasten it in position on a building surface.

23. In a wall construction, the combination with veneer tiles of a plurality of independent tile-supporting strips, each strip having a body portion and having an integral tile-engagin g portion extending inclined outwardly relatively to said wall, said strips hav- 6 Lamaze ing a ertures therein, means extendin throug said apertures for fastening sai strips to said wall with said tile-engaging ortion, in spaced relation thereto, sald tiles eing recessed, the tile-engaging portion of said strips being enterable in the recess to support said tiles in position against the out ward and vertical movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- 10 scribed my name at Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.

VINCENT W. NOONAN; 

